Bossekop

Bossekop (Norwegian), Bossogohppi (Northern Sami), or Possukoppa (Kven)[2] is one of the three boroughs comprising the town of Alta in Alta Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway.

It is located on the western end of the town, along the Altafjorden, along the European route E06 highway.

The Rock carvings at Alta lie just west of Bossekop, near the Juovvajávri bay.

Bossekop was destroyed by the Germans during their retreat from occupying Norway in November 1944.

[3] The new Northern Lights Cathedral was built in Bossekop as the new main church for the town.